Indian opposition says Trump’s hike of H-1B visa fees is yet another strong-arm tactic against the country
After 50% tariffs and sanctions on Chabahar port in Iran, operated by its companies, India is set to lose the most with the steep hike in the work visa fee as it was the biggest beneficiary with over 70% such visas allotted to Indians.
Actions planned across the US in opposition to immigration raids
From Los Angeles to Milwaukee to San Antonio to Anchorage, cities around the United States will rally against Trump’s mass deportation operation
Los trabajadores migrantes enriquecen al mundo
Los inmigrantes son cruciales para la reducción de la pobreza y para generar riqueza en la sociedad, pero son tratados como criminales, abandonados por sus propios países que prefieren gastar cantidades vulgares de dinero para atraer inversiones de mucho menos impacto a través de corporaciones multinacionales.
Baltimore bridge collapse: how exploitation caved in on itself and led to worker deaths
As the Coast Guard ends its search for six missing construction workers, the US laments over preventable deaths
Over 2,500 migrants died or went missing while trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean this year: UNHCR
The land routes taken by migrants through Sub-Saharan Africa and the sea crossing points in Libya and Tunisia are also extremely dangerous due to wars and local conflicts. Those who survive the perilous sea crossing often face harassment by a web of agencies in European countries
At least 27 migrants expelled from Tunisia found dead in Libyan desert
Xenophobic violence against Sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia has skyrocketed following the president’s comments that their presence is unwanted
In a first, delegation of migrants attends Brazil’s National Health Conference
The delegates representing the migrant population were elected at the Open National Conference on the Health of Migrant Populations. They will present 20 proposals for the for the Unified Health System (SUS)
Is the EU bribing and blackmailing Tunisia to crack down on migrants?
The Workers’ Party of Tunisia and human rights groups have condemned an agreement between the government and European countries which seeks to end “irregular migration.” They say Tunisia will become a policeman for Europe and crack down on migrants
House Democrats urge Biden to lift sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela
Democrats argue that sanctions are contributing to the influx of migrants at the border, who flee economic hardship only to be faced with hostility
State of emergency declared in NYC over influx of asylum seekers
Latin American migrants seek refuge in the United States only to be shuttled around as political pawns and sleep in tents in the richest city
WHO: Biggest factors behind migration are climate change and war
A new WHO report on the health of refugees and migrants warns about the impacts of weak health systems, war, and climate change
Rights groups and trade unions protest UK government’s Rwanda deportation policy
Despite the postponement of a flight to deport refugees to Rwanda after an intervention by the European Court of Human Rights, the UK Home Office has reiterated its commitment to the policy






